In 1993, Louie Vega enlisted Barbara Tucker to add her vocal talents to “Deep Inside”, which Vega released under the name Hardrive. The following year, Vega and his Masters At Work partner Kenny Gonzales produced Tucker’s second single, “Beautiful People”, which incorporates the vocals from “Deep Inside.”

Pump Up The Volume (UK CD)
01 Pump Up The Volume (Re-Mix)
02 Pump Up The Volume
03 Anitina [The First Time I See She Dance]
04 Anitina [The First Time I See She Dance] (Re-Mix)
05 Pump Up The Volume (7″ Re-Mix)*

*Bonus track

Pump Up The Volume (US CD)
01 Pump Up The Volume (US Radio Edit)
02 Pump Up The Volume (US 12″ Remix)
03 Anitina [The First Time I See She Dance]
04 Pump Up The Volume (Bonus Beat)
05 Pump Up The Volume (Instrumental)

INFO > In 1987, an unlikely collaboration between electronic outfit Colourbox and alt rockers A.R. Kane yielded a worldwide hit single, accelerated the development of British house music, and ignited a legal controversy over sampling. Released by 4AD Records, the double A-side “Pump Up The Volume/Anitina” was the sole output of M|A|R|R|S, an acronym derived from the project participant’s first names:

As the two groups failed to connect in studio, Colourbox and A.R. Kane worked independently to produce separate recordings, to which the other party would add additional parts: A.R. Kane’s screeching guitar work features on “Pump Up The Volume”, while Colourbox programmed the drums for “Anitina.” Also involved were DJs CJ Mackintosh and Dave Dorrell, who contributed scratching and samples.

Between UK and US remix versions, some 30 records were sampled on “Pump Up The Volume”; however, Stock, Aitken & Waterman let loose the lawyers over the use of 7 seconds from their track “Roadblock.” Although litigation didn’t hamper the success of “Pump Up The Volume”, the backlash over unlicensed samples would keep lawyers busy and complicate matters for other artists in the late-1980s.

There was no follow-up to “Pump Up The Volume”, making M|A|R|R|S perhaps the ultimate one-hit wonder.

INFO > Jonathan More and Matt Black’s early Coldcut output was sample-laden, cut and paste party music. The duo’s 1988 single “Stop This Crazy Thing” features reggae vocalist Junior Reid. And capitalizing on their success with “Pump Up The Volume”, Dave Dorrell and CJ Mackintosh billed themselves as ‘The Men From M|A|R|R|S’ for their remix contributions.